GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| canny | clever |